CLINTON - In a hard fought, three-game match at A.E. Wood Coliseum on Tuesday night between a pair of cross-town rivals, the homestanding Mississippi College Lady Choctaws got another solid effort from senior Sam Adams to clip the visitors from Millsaps 3-0.

In a 1 hour and 35 minute match that saw neither team gain a lead larger than six points, it was the home team who was ahead on the scoreboard at the end, winning in three close games by scores of 30-28, 30-24, 30-28.

In Game 1, an ace from freshman libero Amanda Greene forced Millsaps head coach Matt Linebarger to call the first timeout of the match with the Lady Chocs leading 5-2.

Out of the timeout, the teams traded points (9-9) to bring the count to 14-11 in favor of MS College before a huge kill from freshman Kate Hall capped off a 6-3 run for the Majors to bring the game all square at 17-17.

An ace from freshman Brittany Mitchell put the Lady Chocs back out front at 20-19.

Millsaps (10-18, 4-7 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) took a 28-27 lead after a block attempt from MS College sailed out of bounds, but it was the Lady Chocs who rallied for the final three points to take the game 30-28.

MS College (13-14, 6-9 American Southwest Conference) received another strong game from Adams in Game 2, pushing the Lady Chocs to an 18-14 advantage on a pair of kills.

After an attempt from Mitchell sailed into the net for MS College, it was Millsaps who gained a little momentum and knotted the game at 19-19 on a 5-1 run.

The juice wouldn't last for long though, as the Lady Chocs jumped back out to a 23-21 lead off a thundering kill from freshman Katie Rowland that forced Linebarger to call a timeout and rally the troops again.

MS College would rally for seven of the final 10 points for the 30-24 win out of the timeout.

A big block from freshman Heather Keenan on the dangerous Adams jumpstarted a 5-1 run for the Majors to open Game 3, as the Deerfield Beach, Fla., native capped off a block with a kill for Millsaps' fifth point.

Once again the Lady Chocs would rally to regain the lead at 8-6 before Millsaps won the "first to 10 battle" and ran off six-straight points for the 12-8 lead.

Ashley Schinzing's strong serving brought MS College back out front at 13-12, but was trumped by the Majors' sophomore Sally McCann who led Millsaps back to even at 17-17 on four consecutive service points.

From there, the Chocs stretched the lead to 27-23 and held off a 5-3 push by the Majors at the end for the Game 3 win and match.

Millsaps will return to the Hangar Dome Wednesday and Thursday evening, playing host to Dillard University and Wesley College at 7 p.m. They will then hit the road for a four-game swing at the SCAC Divisional in Greencastle, Ind. on the campus of DePauw University.